OSHA 10 Test Answers
1. The mission of the Occupational Safety and To send every worker
Health Administration (OSHA) is: home whole and healthy
every day
2. Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its Your body becomes part of
normal route is through a conductor. Electric the circuit
shock occurs when:
3. Workers need to take which of the following -- Never sit on, lean against,
common-sense steps to protect themselvesfrom or step on a sky- light lens or
falls through skylights and roof and floor any covering placed over a
openings? hole in a roofor floor
-- Guard or securely cover all
holes created or uncov- ered
before leaving a workarea
-- Always use a PFAS when
working over an unguard- ed
or uncovered opening more
than six feet above alower
level
Workplace and engineer-
ing controls
4. The two steps for avoiding hazards that are
always taken before the need for PPE is con-
sidered are: suspended scaffolds
5. The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts,
supported scaffolds and: -- Be placed on a firm
foundation and be uniform-ly
6. Because using cranes or derricks to hoist level within 1 percent of
personnel poses a serious risk to the employ-ees level grade
being lifted, any cranes and derricks thathoist -- Move the personnel plat-
personnel must: form slowly and cautiously
and have rotation-resistant
rope with a safety factor of10
, OSHA 10 Test Answers
-- Have all brakes and lock-
ing devices set when the
occupied personnel plat-
form is in stationary posi-
tion
7. If the use of a power tool can result in flying Protect themselves by
sparks, metal shavings, wood chips, splash- es, or wearing proper PPE
other debris, workers should:
8. OSHA defines an excavation as: Any man-made cavity, de-
pression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formedby
earth removal
9. A training program to teach proper lifting -- Knowledge of the basic
techniques should cover: anatomy of the spine, mus-
cles, and joints of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting
postures and timing
10. Mechanical demolition refers to demolition wrecking balls and jack-
using equipment like: hammers
11. OSHA's electrical standards are based on: the NEC
12. What are the four main types of electrical Electrocution, electric shock,
injuries? burns, indirect (e.g.,a fall
from a ladder)
13. A shock's severity depends on: -- Length of exposure to
electricity
-- The amount of current
and its frequency
-- The current's path
14. Electrical burns are the most serious of the three On the hands, from direct
major types of burns, and most oftenoccur: contact with current
, OSHA 10 Test Answers
15. Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can causea black or red energized
shock if you touch them, are usually:
16. More than 50 percent of electrocutions are power lines
caused by a worker coming in direct contactwith:
17. The OSHA standard requires flexible cords tobe
rated for: Hard or extra hard usage
18. What is the most frequent violation of OSHA
electrical standards? improper grounding of cir-
cuitry and equipment
19. The three elements of a basic program for
electrical safety are: recognize, evaluate and
control
20. All portable electric tools that are damagedshall
be: Removed and tagged "Do
Not Use"
21. If you have a three-prong plug and a two-hole
receptacle, it is acceptable to: Use an adapter with an
adapter wire connected to
known ground
22. All hazards involved in the use of power toolscan
be prevented by following five basic safe-ty rules: use the right tool for the job
Keep all tools in good condition withregular
maintenance; examine each tool for damage
before use; operate according to the
manufacturer's instructions; provide and usethe
proper protective equipment; and:
23. Live parts of electric equipment operating at50
volts or more must be: guarded against electrical
contact
24. While any employee is exposed to contact with
parts of electric equipment or circuits that have Locked out or tagged out or
been de-energized, the circuits en-ergizing the both
parts shall be:
25. Low voltage does not mean low hazard. true
1. The mission of the Occupational Safety and To send every worker
Health Administration (OSHA) is: home whole and healthy
every day
2. Electricity travels in closed circuits, and its Your body becomes part of
normal route is through a conductor. Electric the circuit
shock occurs when:
3. Workers need to take which of the following -- Never sit on, lean against,
common-sense steps to protect themselvesfrom or step on a sky- light lens or
falls through skylights and roof and floor any covering placed over a
openings? hole in a roofor floor
-- Guard or securely cover all
holes created or uncov- ered
before leaving a workarea
-- Always use a PFAS when
working over an unguard- ed
or uncovered opening more
than six feet above alower
level
Workplace and engineer-
ing controls
4. The two steps for avoiding hazards that are
always taken before the need for PPE is con-
sidered are: suspended scaffolds
5. The three main scaffold types are aerial lifts,
supported scaffolds and: -- Be placed on a firm
foundation and be uniform-ly
6. Because using cranes or derricks to hoist level within 1 percent of
personnel poses a serious risk to the employ-ees level grade
being lifted, any cranes and derricks thathoist -- Move the personnel plat-
personnel must: form slowly and cautiously
and have rotation-resistant
rope with a safety factor of10
, OSHA 10 Test Answers
-- Have all brakes and lock-
ing devices set when the
occupied personnel plat-
form is in stationary posi-
tion
7. If the use of a power tool can result in flying Protect themselves by
sparks, metal shavings, wood chips, splash- es, or wearing proper PPE
other debris, workers should:
8. OSHA defines an excavation as: Any man-made cavity, de-
pression, trench or cut in the
earth's surface formedby
earth removal
9. A training program to teach proper lifting -- Knowledge of the basic
techniques should cover: anatomy of the spine, mus-
cles, and joints of the trunk
-- The use of safe lifting
postures and timing
10. Mechanical demolition refers to demolition wrecking balls and jack-
using equipment like: hammers
11. OSHA's electrical standards are based on: the NEC
12. What are the four main types of electrical Electrocution, electric shock,
injuries? burns, indirect (e.g.,a fall
from a ladder)
13. A shock's severity depends on: -- Length of exposure to
electricity
-- The amount of current
and its frequency
-- The current's path
14. Electrical burns are the most serious of the three On the hands, from direct
major types of burns, and most oftenoccur: contact with current
, OSHA 10 Test Answers
15. Hot wires, ungrounded wires that can causea black or red energized
shock if you touch them, are usually:
16. More than 50 percent of electrocutions are power lines
caused by a worker coming in direct contactwith:
17. The OSHA standard requires flexible cords tobe
rated for: Hard or extra hard usage
18. What is the most frequent violation of OSHA
electrical standards? improper grounding of cir-
cuitry and equipment
19. The three elements of a basic program for
electrical safety are: recognize, evaluate and
control
20. All portable electric tools that are damagedshall
be: Removed and tagged "Do
Not Use"
21. If you have a three-prong plug and a two-hole
receptacle, it is acceptable to: Use an adapter with an
adapter wire connected to
known ground
22. All hazards involved in the use of power toolscan
be prevented by following five basic safe-ty rules: use the right tool for the job
Keep all tools in good condition withregular
maintenance; examine each tool for damage
before use; operate according to the
manufacturer's instructions; provide and usethe
proper protective equipment; and:
23. Live parts of electric equipment operating at50
volts or more must be: guarded against electrical
contact
24. While any employee is exposed to contact with
parts of electric equipment or circuits that have Locked out or tagged out or
been de-energized, the circuits en-ergizing the both
parts shall be:
25. Low voltage does not mean low hazard. true
